This week, I lost a friend. She left her house the morning of August 20th, headed to work, and never returned home. Sitting at her desk at college, she had a brain aneurism. A beautiful life over in seconds...her family and friends left stunned.

What's life all about? At times, so fragile and fleeting. I'm left with so many questions in the wake of this week.

Have you ever wondered what heaven is going to be like...or if there even is a heaven?

There is a heaven.

Your friend's death was not unexpected to the Lord. the days we have on earth are numbered.

I don't know what your friend believed - but the Lord knows what was/is in her heart.

She touched your life. She had a beautiful life.

May the Lord grant you peace and fill you with His Spirit of Comfort.

I am really sorry to hear about your loss! I am sure that your pain is deep and very real. To your questions.... honestly I don't have the answers. I know the Lord does.... and He cares very deeply that you are hurting. I just pray that the Lord will pour His grace and comfort out on you. Seek Him.... I am sure that He will give you the answers to what your looking for.

In Christ,
Val
Messiahiscoming

May God touch you your friend family with the healing touch.

Praying that the Lord would give you peace in the loss of your dear friend.

Yes, christlovesu2... most definitely there is a Heaven. It is where our Heavenly Father is (Matthew 5:48, 6:1, 6:9).

I pray the Lord would comfort you; make His presence known to you as you seek Him in His Word.

I am truly sad for your loss.. may the precious Lord lead you to the answers to all your questioning..

here are some precious promises for you!

You shall seek me, and find me, when you shall search for me with all your heart.

The Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; ..who comforteth us in all our tribulation.

May you find much comfort in Him

I am so sorry for the loss of your friend. Yes, I do wander what heaven is going to be like. Yes, sometimes when I see someone hurting so badly with no relief in sight, I do wander if there is a heaven. Then my mind turns to doubting Thomas who roomed with Christ and personally heard HIS messages, and yet he still doubted until he saw the LORD. "Then he said to Thomas, Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side, Stop doubting and believe."
Thomas said to him, "my Lord and my God!"
Then Jesus told him, 'Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed."
John 20: 27-29

Sometimes when hardships in life have me on overload, I must turn my face to Jesus. For me this is listening to Christian music or else reading the Bible. When I begin to doubt, I need to turn my eyes, ears, mouth to truth. And then I need to pray to Jesus and just ask him honestly to "help my unbelief." We do serve a God of compassion and mercy and he will reveal himself to you.

I am sorry again for the death of your friend.

Gods Blessings,

Al

Sorry about your friend, but the good news is that every person who has died, saint or sinner will be resurrected again. First the dead saints and prophets of old then much later the unsaved dead will be raised to given their first chance to saved and receive salvation. Christians should not grieve for the dead like those in the world grieves, though the death of a loved one can cause us to be sad. This life is not permanent and it was not meant to be; God made us for something infinitely better than even the best that this world has to offer. Not just an endless life, but eternity and eternal life is our destiny. Angels have immortal life, but we will have eternal life, which is God’s life; we will have the very life that only has. Life will proceed from our very being as it does from God, and we will do what God did in the beginning, creating and ruling and giving glory to God forever, with ever increasing joy without end.

In times like this it is best to go to God's word for encouragement because unlike us, He is able to bring about everything that He says He will do.

Matthew 19:29 (ASV)
29 And every one that hath left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal life.

John 5:28-29 (ASV)
28 Marvel not at this: for the hour cometh, in which all that are in the tombs shall hear his voice,
29 and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of judgment.

judgment:
Greek Word: κρίσις
Transliteration: krisis
Phonetic Pronunciation:kree'-sis
Root: perhaps a primitive word
Cross Reference: TDNT - 3:941,469
Part of Speech: n f
Vine's Words: Condemn, Condemnation, Judgment




decision (subject or object, for or against); by extension a tribunal; by implication justice (specially divine law) :- accusation, condemnation, damnation, judgment.

Strong's Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary.



1 Corinthians 15:54-58 (ASV)
54 But when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
55 O death, where is thy victory? O death, where is thy sting?
56 The sting of death is sin; and the power of sin is the law:
57 but thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not vain in the Lord.

Revelation 21:4-5 (ASV)
4 and he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away. 5 And he that sitteth on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he saith, Write: for these words are faithful and true.

Thanks everyone for your prayers. It really means a lot to me.

I've been thinking about this whole "heaven" thing a lot, and my friend sent me a link to this website called lifeafterlife.tv.

It's a movie where people who have had experiences where they went to "heaven" and then came back to life, share their stories. Their stories really have made it easier for me to deal with the loss of my friend.

I guess I have a new hope that this "heaven" really does exist.